No point is us US'uns driving to Canada to buy gas then, EH? The Old Master Technician ******************************** Since 1972 * Jim Myers * Telrad Electronics * Fort Wayne Indiana * ******************************** Kevin's TV Repair wrote: > There are 4.55 liters/Canadian gallon. The Canadian gallon is 1.25 > times larger than the US gallon. That equates to 3.64 liters/US gallon. > And the US dollar is worth about $1.25 Canadian. That leaves a > conversion factor of 2.91 liters/US gallon. $1.15/liter times 2.91 > liters/US gallon equals $3.35 US dollars/US gallon. > > Kevin Wilks > Kevin's TV Repair > Penticton BC Canada > kevintv@xxxxxxx > > > -----Original Message----- > From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Phillip R. Hull > Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2005 12:01 PM > To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: [TechAssist-B] Gas Boycott, After Carefull > Thought and Consideration > > There is about 4 liters in a gallon = > Phillip R Hull > phil245@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > FAX 517--569-3075 > Professional Technicians only > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kevin's TV Repair" <kevintv@xxxxxxx> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2005 2:34 PM > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: [TechAssist-B] Gas Boycott, After Carefull > Thought > and Consideration > > > >>That works out to about $3.35 US dollar/US gallon. >> >>Kevin Wilks >>Kevin's TV Repair >>Penticton BC Canada >>kevintv@xxxxxxx >> >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>[mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Eric Manuel >>Sent: Wednesday, August 31, 2005 7:21 AM >>To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >>Subject: [TechAssist] Re: [TechAssist-B] Gas Boycott, After Carefull >>Thought and Consideration >> >>Hi Andrew are you folks trying to keep up with Canada our gas is $1.15 >>a liter,,Eric >> >> >> Eric >>E M Electronics >>59 Wights Rd >>Deer Lake NL >>Canada >>A8A 2J2 >>Ph# 709 635 2627 >>tvman@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> >> >> >> >> >>Andrew Rose wrote: >> >>>in Suffolk ct new York we just got a 50 cent increase in reg gas > > from > >>2.79 >> >>>to 3.29 over night >>>Andrew Rose Action TV. Holbrook ny. >>>----- Original Message ----- >>>From: "J Silverman" <greentron@xxxxxxx> >>>To: <repair@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Dallas Barnett" >> >><cherokeechief35@xxxxxxxxx>; >> >>>"Jannis Barnett" <jannis_k_barnett@xxxxxxxxx>; "Rick Barnett" >>><usnguardian@xxxxxxx>; "George Finley" <gcf1933@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; >> >>"Greg And >> >>>Desi Finley" <etcetera@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Janet Finley" >>><wildflower432003@xxxxxxxxx>; "RepairWorld ListBot" >>><listbot@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>>Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2005 4:19 PM >>>Subject: [TechAssist] Re: [TechAssist-B] Gas Boycott, After Carefull >> >>Thought >> >>>and Consideration >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>This is a world-wide thing, not just a problem here. So what we do >> >>will >> >>>have >>> >>> >>>>little effect on the situation. If there is a gasoline surplus here, >> >>it >> >>>will >>> >>> >>>>just be diverted to some other country where it is needed. Thats why >> >>there >> >>>>isnt much that the government can do about the price. Places where > > the > >>>>government puts heavy taxes on gasoline, it costs over $6 a gallon. >>>>The economy of some poor countries is being totally devastated by > > the > >>cost >> >>>>of oil and gas. On the other hand, the oil producing countries are >>> >>>enjoying >>> >>> >>>>the windfall and using the extra money to build cities, schools, >>> >>>hospitals, >>> >>> >>>>etc. like mad. >>>>Jerry Silverman >>>>Greentron Inc >>>>4 Newland Ave >>>>Greenville SC 29609 >>>>Fax/Phone 864 232 3889 >>>>mail to: greentron@xxxxxxx >>>>----- Original Message ----- >>>>From: "Rochester Electronics" <pasthecash@xxxxxxxxx> >>>>To: "Dallas Barnett" <cherokeechief35@xxxxxxxxx>; "Jannis Barnett" >>>><jannis_k_barnett@xxxxxxxxx>; "Rick Barnett" <usnguardian@xxxxxxx>; >>> >>>"George >>> >>> >>>>Finley" <gcf1933@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Greg And Desi Finley" >>>><etcetera@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Janet Finley" >> >><wildflower432003@xxxxxxxxx>; >> >>>>"RepairWorld ListBot" <listbot@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; >> >><repair@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; >> >>>><techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >>>>Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2005 10:56 AM >>>>Subject: [TechAssist-B] Gas Boycott, After Carefull Thought and >>>>Consideration >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>To all who think a one day "GAS OUT" will lower fuel >>>>>prices, >>>>> >>>>> Good idea but NEVER EFECTIVE, advocating >>>>>one-day gasoline boycotts are proof that some bad >>>>>ideas never go away; they just keep getting recycled >>>>>year after year. >>>>> >>>>> Those who really want to send a "message" to oil >>>>>suppliers should try not buying any gasoline for >>>>>several months in a row. >>>>> >>>>> This year's e-mail (proposing a one-day "gas out" >>>>>on 1 September 2005) is a carbon copy of the e-mail >>>>>that circulated in May 2004 (right down to the >>>>>labeling of the putative boycott effort as "STICK IT >>>>>UP THEIR BEHINDS DAY"), which was itself a recasting >>>>>of similar messages that have been circulating since >>>>>1999. All of them are reminders that "protest" schemes >>>>>that don't cost the participants any inconvenience, >>>>>hardship, or money remain the most popular, despite >>>>>their dubious effectiveness. A one-day "gas out" was >>>>>proposed in 1999, and a three-day-long event was >>>>>called for in 2000, but both drew little participation >>>>>and had n >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>based upon flawed premises. This year's >>>>>version is no >>>>>different. >>>>> >>>>> First of all, everyone's "not purchasing a drop >>>>>of gasoline for one day" will not cause oil companies >>>>>to "choke on their stockpiles." Oil companies run >>>>>their inventories on a weekly basis, and since the >>>>>"gas out" scheme doesn't call on people to buy less >>>>>gasoline but simply to shift their date of purchase by >>>>>one day, oil company stockpiles won't be affected at >>>>>all. >>>>> >>>>> Next, merely shifting the day of purchase will not >>>>>"hit the entire industry with a net loss of over $4.6 >>>>>billion." Consumers won't be buying any less gasoline >>>>>under this "gas out" proposal; they'll simply be >>>>>purchasing gas a day earlier or a day later than they >>>>>usually would. The very same amount of gasoline will >>>>>be sold either way, so the oil companies aren't going >>>>>to lose any money at all. >>>>> >>>>> By definition, a boycott involves the doing without >>>>>of something, with the renunciation of the boycotted >>>>>product held up as tangible proof to those who supply >>>>>the commodity that consumers are prepared to do >>>>>without it unless changes are made. What the "gas out" >>>>>calls for isn't consumers' swearing off using or >>>>>buying gasoline, even for a short time, but simply >>>>>shifting their purchases by one day. Because the "gas >>>>>out" doesn't call on consumers to make a sacrifice by >>>>>actually giving up something, the threat it poses is a >>>>>hollow one. >>>>> >>>>> Not buying gas on a designated day may make people >>>>>feel a bit better about things by providing them a >>>>>chance to vent their anger at higher gasoline prices, >>>>>but the action won't have any real impact on retail >>>>>prices. An effective protest would involve something >>>>>like organizing people to forswear the use of their >>>>>cars on specified days, an act that could effectively >>>>>demonstrate the reality of the threat that if gasoline >>>>>prices stay up, American consumers are prepared to >>>>>move to carpooling and public transportation for the >>>>>long term. Simply changing the day one buys gas, >>>>>however, imparts no such threat, because nothing is >>>>>being done without. >>>>> >>>>> Moreover, the primary potential effect of the type >>>>>of boycott proposed in the "gas out" messages is to >>>>>hurt those at the very end of the oil-to-gasoline >>>>>chain, service station operators ? the people who have >>>>>the least say in setting gasoline prices. As such, the >>>>>"gas out" is a punch on the nose delivered to the >>>>>wrong person. >>>>> >>>>> Either apathy or an outbreak of common sense has >>>>>made previous "gas outs" non-events with very low >>>>>levels of participation. >>>>> >>>>> Gasoline is a fungible, global commodity, its price >>>>>subject to the ordinary forces of supply and demand. >>>>>No amount of consumer gimmickry and showmanship will >>>>>lower its price in the long run; only a significant, >>>>>ongoing reduction in demand will accomplish that goal. >>>>>Unfortunately, for many people achieving that goal >>>>>would mean cutting down on their driving or opting for >>>>>less desirable economy cars over less fuel-efficient >>>>>models, solutions they find unappealing. >>>>> >>>>> An event like a "gas out" can sometimes do some >>>>>good by calling attention to a cause and sending a >>>>>message. In this case, though, the only message being >>>>>sent is: "We consumers are so desperate for gasoline >>>>>that we can't even do without it for a few days to >>>>>demonstrate our dissatisfaction with its cost." What >>>>>supplier is going to respond to a message like that by >>>>>lowering its prices? Those who really want to send a >>>>>"message" to oil suppliers should try not buying any >>>>>gasoline for several months in a row. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>Mike Barnett >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>____________________________________________________ >>>>>Start your day with Yahoo! - make it your home page >>>>>http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs >>>>> >>>> >>>---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >>---- >> >>>>---------- >>>> >>>> >>>>>This Email list is Private. 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